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Fire-resistant curtain walling
Aluminium cladding maker Kawneer has launched a fire-resistant version of its AA100 curtain walling system.
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Features鈥楤ut Zaha is in there 鈥� is that because she鈥檚 British?鈥�
Making the news The founding partners of Herzog & de Meuron may not have made 好色先生TV鈥檚 Hall of Fame but with a RIBA gold medal and two major projects their luck is changing in the UK
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FeaturesLife after the death of old king coal
The National Coalfields Programme was set up a decade ago to rescue communities wrecked by mine closures. Mark Leftly toured the areas to gauge its progress
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FeaturesCost model update, 2007
If you need budget costs for a wide range of building types, then Davis Langdon鈥檚 Cost Update is the ideal source. This update has been compiled by Neal Kalita, with input from Davis Langdon鈥檚 sector specialists
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FeaturesAinscow & Millett
She鈥檚 the enfant terrible who gave Manchester a whole new vibe. He鈥檚 the wunderkind who created a sensation when he quit Bovis Lend Lease. Now they鈥檝e teamed up to tackle the regeneration schemes that others won鈥檛.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: ceramic tiles
Ceramic tiles have come a long way since ancient Egypt. Peter Mayer of 好色先生TV LifePlans considers the options
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FeaturesMaximising daylight: Working on sunshine
Daylight improves productivity and wellbeing in the workplace, so theoretically it could help the brainwork at Edinburgh University鈥檚 new science facility. But how do you get a good helping of daylight in grey Scotland? Jan-Carlos Kucharek reports on an innovative brise-soleil
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Frame-free glazing system
Glass specialist Schott has extended its range of Pyranova fire-resistant glazing so that glass panels can be butt-jointed without using framing elements.
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Natural look for rainscreen
The Stancliffe Stone Company has launched a rainscreen cladding system featuring natural sandstone panels.
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Colourful panelling options
Fibreglass Grating has launched a range of composite, colour-tinted translucent screening and cladding panels.
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Apartment blocks
Marley Eternit's fibre-cement rainscreen cladding panels were selected by Heat Architects for the conversion of two 1950s light industrial buildings into apartments.
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Steel sheet finishes
Stainless steel maker Ugine & Alz has introduced a range of finishes to the UK.
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FeaturesMetallic finishes
Shackerley has added a range of metallic finishes to the ceramic granite panels of its rainscreen cladding system.
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FeaturesThe Cube route
ETFE specialist Vector Foiltec鈥檚 involvement in building an iconic aquatic centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics has called for the relocation of its fabrication operation to China, as managing director Ben Morris explains.
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FeaturesWe鈥檝e got it covered ...
As pressure mounts for suppliers to improve energy efficiency, Italian cladding maker Permasteelisa explains how it鈥檚 doing its bit for the environment.
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FeaturesThey love me. they love me not. they love me ...
The RIBA went all out in Valentine鈥檚 week to give fledgling architecture practices a chance to seduce Olympic decision-makers. Katie Puckett went along to the speed-dating spectacular and found that romance isn鈥檛 dead
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FeaturesBetter than the real thing
Can a combination of virtual reality sites and actors playing stroppy carpenters prepare workers for a career in construction? Dan Stewart gives it a try
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FeaturesSuffering in silence
For the 25 years that he was a crane driver, Terry Duxbury endured the job鈥檚 unsafe conditions and culture of never speaking out. Here he tells Sarah Richardson about the terrible personal price he had to pay before he found his voice